Dr. Tony Fiore
How to Recognize Stress Before it Turns Into Anger
After a stressful day as a computer programmer, Jim pulled into his driveway. The childrens toys were scattered on the walkway to the house. He immediately began noticing slight tension in his muscles and apprehension in his stomach.Entering...
Date Posted: August 14, 2004
The High Cost of Anger - Part 1
Learn to manage your feelings for better health. Suppose you are standing in the express lane of a supermarket checkout. You see that the third person ahead of you has about 25 items and is paying by check when the signage clearly...
Date Posted: June 30, 2004
How Optimism can Help – or Hurt – Your Marriage
Beth and Tom were happily married for over 25 years no small feat in todays world. At first, their friends could not understand how their marriage succeeded, due to numerous perceived shortcomings.However, closer scrutiny of their...
Date Posted: June 30, 2004
Argue With Yourself and Improve Your Health
Even as a child, James was described by teachers and his parents as a happy optimist. As the story goes, one day his parents decided to play a joke on him and test his attitude by requiring him to spend an afternoon cleaning deserted stables at what...
Date Posted: June 25, 2004
5 Steps to Raising an Optimistic Child
I had just completed a session with 17-year old Julie who suffered from severe depression. Julie believed she was a total failure and would never be able to change anything in her life. Julie also felt all her shortcomings were her own fault.Where,...
Date Posted: June 25, 2004
The High Costs of Anger (Part 2)
Dr. Fiore, the voice on the phone pleaded, I need anger management classes right away. I blew up at my girlfriend last night and she said its over until I get help.As Kevin recounted the first night of class, he and his...
Date Posted: June 11, 2004
Anger and Your Health: How Your Outlook Influences Health and Your Ability to Control Anger
The situation: Jane and Anthony have differing ways of viewing the world. Jane is a pessimist (the glass is half-empty), while Anthony is an optimist (the glass is half-full). These outlooks influence how they experience similar situations.Scene 1:...
Date Posted: June 11, 2004
Anger and Your Driving: Use Self-Talk to Create Safer Vistas
Date: January 28, 2001Place: Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CaliforniaThe incident: Jane, a middle aged professional woman had an altercation with another woman who accosted her after she refused to give up her parking spot.Jane clearly reached the...
Date Posted: June 11, 2004
The Anger Driven Life: Five Signs it Might Be Yours and Steps You Can Take To Change
Theres no doubt about it: we live in an angry society. Signs that anger abounds are all over the place. There is desk rage, road rage, domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, sports rage and most recently spam rage.
Date Posted: June 07, 2004
Resolving Workplace Conflict: 4 Ways to a Win-Win Solution
The effects of conflict in the workplace are widespread and costly. Its prevalence, as indicated by three serious studies, shows that 24-60% of management time and energy is spent dealing with anger.
Date Posted: June 01, 2004